Lethal amounts of carbon monoxide can be produced by all combustible fuels. However, clean burning fuels create little smell or smoke, and therefore the odorless carbon monoxide can, on occasion, collect unnoticed. Sources of CO are: kerosene heaters, defective gas furnace or flue, charcoal grill, gas range, gas water heater, fireplace and automobile in the garage. To keep CO out of your house you need to take the following simple steps: Have your heating system professionally inspected and tuned up annually. Vent all fuel burning space heaters and gas ranges to the outside including a gas log fireplace. If the gas logs were added into a wood burning fireplace make the damper has a mechanical stop preventing full closure. Make sure the flame is blue. If it's yellow, call your local gas company and ask to have the burner adjusted. Do not idle the car in a attached garage. Excessive amounts of moisture on windows throughout the home and unexplained occurrences of headaches could be indication there's a CO problem. It may be wise to consider a CO detector for your home. Regular levels of 10 ppm in the home indicates a problem.
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